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August 31, 2016

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 31, 2016, covering August 31, 2016.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Suicide Squad: The Album by Soundtrack

    Suicide Squad: The Album

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Views by Drake

    Views

    Drake

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3) by PARTYNEXTDOOR

    PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3)

    PARTYNEXTDOOR

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Kinda Don't Care by Justin Moore

    Kinda Don't Care

    Justin Moore

    Last week
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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots

    Blurryface

    Twenty One Pilots

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    66

Historical Events

Dilma Rousseff

2016Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.[†]

Dilma Vana Rousseff is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the only woman to have held the Brazilian presidency. Since March 2023, she has been the Chair of the New Development Bank. She also served in the cabinet of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his first presidency—first as Minister of Mines and Energy, from 2003 to 2005, then as Chief of Staff from 2005 to 2010.

Historical Context for August 31, 2016

In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]